Photographer's Note

At the end of our whale watching cruise we are back in Húsavík port flooded by the end of day sun. This small town has a population of 2,200, which is very important in this area of Iceland. It lives from fishing and more and more from tourism, in particular whale watching. The most known landmark of the city is its 1907 wooden church (Húsavíkurkirkja) that you can see on the photo. You can also see blue flowers covering the hills over the city : this is Alaska blue lupine. This is not a local plant, it was imported from North America and helped to fix and fertilize eroded soil. But it is also a threat for local species.

Hello dear friend
you are the first in the gallery now
with a very impressive postcard from
Husavik
the fantastic green forest in the background
creates a particular fresh atmosphere
interesting place
regards
Costantino

Hi Olivier,
As Costantino says, the sense of freshness in this is really fantastic, I sit here looking at this and I can almost smell those blue flowers. Superb composition to show this wondful place in a really great postcard format. Blue sky, blue sea, blue flowers, the blue runs all the way through but is not overpowering as it is balanced so well by the greens and the bursting whites of the man made elements. Really fine image, thanks for sharing.
All the best.
Noel